Lakshman Algama
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Chulasoka Lakshman "Lucky" Algama
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| Nickname(s) | Lucky |
| Born | June 2, 1940 Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
| Died | December 18, 1999 Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka |
| Service/ |
Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 30 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff Commander Security Forces Headquarters East (SF HQ (E)) |
| Battles/wars | 1971 Insurrection, Insurrection 1987-89, Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama |
| Other work | United National Party activist |
Major-General (Rtd) Chulasoka Lakshman "Lucky" Algama VSV, USP, ndc, psc (June 2, 1940 – December 18, 1999) was a former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and a United National Party activist after retirement. Lucky Algama was educated at Ananda College, Colombo. Algama held several key posts in the army including Commander Security Forces Headquarters East (SF HQ (E)) and was responsible for enabling the government to hold elections in the eastern province in 1993. He was killed in a suicide bombing along with 11 others[1][2] and injured 7 others[3] at a political rally in Ja-Ela Colombo.[4] The Sri Lankan government claimed that he was killed by a LTTE suicide bomber.[3][5][6][7]
See also
- List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
- Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
- Sri Lankan Civil War
References
- ↑ Project Ploughshares: Armed Conflicts Report - Sri Lanka, last update: January 2007
- ↑ Suicide Attacks by the LTTE, www.satp.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Five indicted over alleged murder of General Algama,By Susitha R. Fernando
- ↑ More in the millennium, With the war escalating, the new year looks grim
- ↑ LTTE leader behind General Algama's killing arrested
- ↑ Sri Lanka's Hard-core Tamil Tiger Rebel Arrested
- ↑ Fall of Elephant Pass and repercussions, By Shamindra Ferdinando
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